Mar. 18. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 847

3. The proposal to raise the loan has been duly submitted to and approved by the ratepayers of the [Name of special-rating district] as by law required.

4. The notice of intention to raise the loan was duly published in the newspaper once in each week for four successive weeks—namely, on the , 19 .

5. The notice calling a meeting of ratepayers to consider the loan proposal was duly published in the newspaper of the day of , 19 , and that meeting was held on the day of , 19 .

6. The proposal to raise the loan was duly carried at a poll of the ratepayers taken on the day of , 19 , and a notice of the result of the poll was published in the New Zealand Gazette of the , 19 (page ), and also in the newspaper of the day of , 19 .

7. A copy of the voting-paper used at the poll is attached hereto, marked with my initials and the letter “ A.”

8. The special order making a special rate of in the pound on all rateable property in the [Name of special-rating district] was duly made or adopted on the day of , 19 , and confirmed on the day of , 19 ; and public notifications thereof were duly given in the newspaper of the , 19 , and in the New Zealand Gazette of the , 19 (page ). A copy of the special order, under seal, is hereto attached, marked “ B.”

9. The rateable valuation of all rateable property in the special-rating district is £ , and the special rate of in the pound thereon will yield an annual sum of £ , which is sufficient to meet 10 per centum more than the periodical payments in respect of the loan as they fall due.

10. All statutory and other proceedings have been duly taken and all conditions have been duly fulfilled which are necessary for the raising of the said loan and for the making of the said special rate as a security therefor.

11. A copy of each of the newspapers referred to in this application is forwarded herewith * [and also a copy of the special roll, and a tracing or map of the special-rating area].

• [12. The special roll was prepared in accordance with section 3 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, and deposited for public inspection at the office of the [Name of local authority] from to ; and public notice thereof was published in the newspaper on the day of , 19 and no valid objection was lodged against the said roll.]

A. B.,
Mayor [or Chairman, or Clerk].

Form No. 3B.

Application for a Loan under the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909.

(Where loan to be raised by consent of ratepayers, without poll.)

Application of [Name of local authority].
Amount of loan applied for: £ .
Term of loan: 36½ years, on the instalment system.
Purpose for which loan required: .
Special-rating district or area: .
Date of application: .

To the Superintendent (Advances to Local Authorities Branch), New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Office, Wellington.

1. THE above-named local authority hereby applies for a loan of £ , in respect of which a preliminary application was made on the day of , 19 , and provisionally approved by the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Board, as notified by you on the day of , 19 .

2. The terms and conditions on which this loan is applied for are,—
   (a.) The loan is for the purpose of [State purpose].
   (b.) The rate of interest to be per centum per annum.
   (c.) The term to be 36½ years, and loan to be repaid by instalments in accordance with the appropriate table.
   (d.) The loan-money to be paid over on the day of , 19 [or in instalments of (State amounts and dates of instalments of loan)].
   (e.) The security for repayment of the loan is,—
   (i.) A special rate of in the pound over [Describe special-rating district or area].
   (ii.) [State any other security.]

3. The ratepayers of the [Name of special-rating district] in respect of which the loan is to be raised do not exceed one hundred in number, and the consent of at least three-fourths of those ratepayers the capital value of whose properties as appearing on the valuation roll of the district is collectively greater than the capital value of the properties of those ratepayers who do not consent to the loan has been obtained in manner required by law.

4. The said consent, with its accompanying statutory declarations, is hereto attached, marked “ A.”

5. The special order authorising the raising of the loan was duly made or adopted on the day of , 19 , and confirmed on the day of , 19 ; and public notifications thereof were duly given in the newspaper of the , 19 . A copy of the special order, under seal, is hereto attached, marked “ B,”